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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
prelude .
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Examples
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(It beat out an LP of Martha Argerich playing the Chopin preludes by a few weeks.)
Archive 2009-06-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2009
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(It beat out an LP of Martha Argerich playing the Chopin preludes by a few weeks.)
Gotta let that fool loose, deep inside your soul Matthew Guerrieri 2009
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And the women that followed him together from Galilee were beholding these things, not knowing what to make of them, nor so ready as they should have been to take them for certain preludes of his resurrection.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume V (Matthew to John) 1721
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Kissing, fondling and oral sex are more appropriately described as preludes to sex or foreplay.
WordPress.com News 2009
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Once upon a time I could play 22 of the 24 Chopin preludes.)
Carla Seaquist: A Trek Through Cancer Carla Seaquist 2010
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I call these "preludes" because I do want to hit on the music the way it was presented in the film as opposed to listening to the soundtrack on a standalone basis, which can affect my judgment of it depending on how strongly I can conjure images of the anime in question while listening to it.
Anime Nano! 2010
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It's unclear how deep of a dent the U.S.-led military campaign made in the insurgency over the winter or if these attacks are preludes to more widespread fighting by the Taliban this summer.
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In it I predicted that the financial outcry we were hearing from the Tea Party in our country, as well as the collapse of the Greek banking system at the time, may be preludes to further turmoil in Europe.
Dr. Behzad Mohit: The U.S. Tea Party and General Strikes in Europe -- The Outrage of the Middle Class Dr. Behzad Mohit 2010
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In it I predicted that the financial outcry we were hearing from the Tea Party in our country, as well as the collapse of the Greek banking system at the time, may be preludes to further turmoil in Europe.
Dr. Behzad Mohit: The U.S. Tea Party and General Strikes in Europe -- The Outrage of the Middle Class Dr. Behzad Mohit 2010
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The composer had been playing one of his preludes and told Sand he was lulled to sleep while at the piano and saw himself drowned at the bottom of a lake.
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